Betere Gizaw (Betre)

Sanctions and Export Controls:  

• Advising on U.S., EU, and multilateral regimes, including OFAC and BIS compliance, global program design, and cross-jurisdictional alignment.  

Payments and Financial Regulation:  

• Guiding clients through money transmission law, stablecoin frameworks, and embedded finance models; supporting regulatory and legislative engagement, including with policymakers and agencies.  

CFIUS and National Security Reviews:  

• Providing transactional advisory for cross-border investments, acquisitions, and partnerships with potential national security implications; managing filings, risk assessments, and mitigation strategy.  

Corporate Compliance:  

• Designing and implementing corporate compliance programs, third-party risk controls, and training, with attention to global enforcement expectations.

Betre Gizaw is a partner in King & Spalding’s International Trade team. When global companies face high-stakes regulatory exposure, Betre Gizaw helps them move forward with confidence. He guides fintech, crypto, and artificial intelligence businesses through economic sanctions, export controls, anti-money laundering (AML), foreign investment reviews, and cross-border trade compliance—turning risk into clear, actionable decisions. Clients rely on him to manage regulatory risk, enter new markets, and keep growth on track across highly regulated, fast-moving industries and emerging technologies.?

Betre advises global companies on international trade compliance, investigations, and policy issues with a particular focus on fintech, artificial intelligence, crypto, and other enabling technologies. His practice includes advising on sanctions and export controls, anti-money laundering, as well as cross-border regulatory strategy and risk.?

Betre also advises clients on foreign investment reviews (CFIUS) in sensitive U.S. industries and technologies. Before joining K&S, Betre served as Chief Counsel for Global Strategic Initiatives in the Office of the General Counsel at Stripe, Inc. In this role, he advised the global General Counsel, C-suite executives, and investors across the company on regulatory risk, strategic growth, and operational readiness. He also served as General Counsel of Paystack, a Stripe subsidiary focused on online commerce across Africa. He developed Paystack’s legal and compliance function and served on Paystack’s Board of Directors and Audit Committee.